Nagar Nigam means an organization that administers a city with a population of 100,000 or more. It manages public infrastructure in the city, including road maintenance, street lights, sanitation services, building code enforcement, water supply, civic infrastructure construction projects, operation of local tourist attractions and schools.
Nagar Nigam or City corporation is an Urban Local Body that is responsible for keeping the city clean and looking good. The main objective of this is to minimize the threat posed by potential natural calamities such as flooding and landslides, cleaning the city and also keeping it organized.
Nagar Nigam of Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation is the governing body of hundred cities, towns, municipal board areas, and other administrative units in Uttar Pradesh. The corporation is popularly known by its old official name, the Allahabad Municipal Corporation.
Uttar Pradesh is one of the most populous states in India. It has thirteen cities that are classified as Municipal corporations. Each of these cities has a population of more than one lakh, which makes it 13 places in UP with more than 1,00,000 population.
About Saharanpur District
Saharanpur district, located in the state of Uttar Pradesh, was established in 1815 A.D. and achieved the position of a municipality on 1st September 1866. Saharanpur city achieved the status of a Nagar Nigam on October 1, 2009, and is the thirteenth municipal corporation of the state. It belongs to the National Capital Region (NCR).
Saharanpur is a city and a municipal corporation in the Saharanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). Saharanpur was once known as “Oxford of India” because of the large number of highly educated people residing here. Saharanpur also has an old history. It was founded by Thakur Sachdeva, a ruler of the Kachhwaha Rajput dynasty in the 11th century AD.